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Thursday, September 1, 2016

Three Things Thursday: August Miles, Marathon Goals

1. I ran 140.9 miles in the month of August. Other than a few niggles here and there it all felt pretty good. I am 10 days away from my second marathon and am getting excited and nervous! I know at this point I can do it, I mean I have already done 21.4 miles. I can do this.

2. Goal setting. I haven't wrote down any goals so this is as good of a time as any to do that.

A Goal: 3:48 This would be at about a 8:42 pace. This is reasonable I think given the mostly downhill nature of the course. There are some uphill miles from miles 6-12, but the rest of the map shows downhill or flat from there. I do know from having run the half marathon before that I will encounter two smallish hills near the end somewhere.

B Goal: Just beat my previous marathon time of 3:56:55. This is about a 9:02 pace and close to what most of my long runs were at, so I think I could do this.

C Goal: Just finish and have fun doing it! I know some days races don't go as planned, so this is my back up plan.

A little blurry but you get the idea

3. Now I need to figure out if I am going to carry my own hydration or get it all from aid stations. I have been using Tailwind for my long runs, so I think I will carry some and get some from aid stations. My shoes, socks, and tank are decided just not my bottoms. I know from past experiences running here that I will feel the elevation a little bit, but not too bad.

Your goal setting is very smart :) I know you will finish smiling and I think you can beat that last time! I will be cheering for you from here!I think since you like you orange mud pack maybe just go with it. That way you won't have to slow down. Your land looks so hilly, I bet you will be good to go on the course Christy :)